To participate in the scholarship competition, please send the following application materials and e-mail tokocsea.scholarship@gmail.com by October 6, 2017. The scholarship recipients MUST present the poster during the poster session at the symposium. KOCSEA will provide lodging and meal. The airfare will be partially covered (up to $350) based on the distance of your travel.

Application Materials

Please prepare the following materials in PDF files and create a zip file named as “KOCSEA_proposal_Last name_First name.” Please e-mail your zip file with “KOCSEA_proposal_Last name_First name_Degree_Your degree year” as the subject line.

Contents: title, subject area, abstract in less than 100 words, significance and relevance of topic, and description of the expected content of the poster

Curriculum vitae (including GPA, work experiences, and extracurricular activities in one or more Korean student organizations, up to 2 pages) (Academic Performance: 25% and Extracurricular activities: 10%)

One or more letters of recommendation (15 %)

Important Dates

ApplicationDeadline: October 6, 2017

Announcement of Awardees (up to 10 students):October 13, 2017

Award Event:November 10, 2017at KOCSEA Symposium

Scholarship Amount

$700 for one student (1st Place)

$400 for two students (2nd Place)

$250 for two students (3rd Place)

We will invite up to 10 students for the poster session at KOCSEA Symposium. The scholarshiprecipientswill be selected in the symposium.